SplinterCon returns to Europe from December 8-10 in Paris, in partnership with the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS).
As national and regional efforts around digital sovereignty gain momentum, SplinterCon Paris will bring together technologists, researchers, and policymakers to consider what resilient, interconnected digital societies require today and in the future. In an era when network control and fragmentation are increasingly deployed for political ends, the conference asks how sovereignty can serve resilience without enforcing isolation.
Thematic Focus
Technology & Innovation will highlight resilient digital infrastructure and self-hosted systems, decentralized protocols and services, wireless networking, and solutions for censorship-resistant communications.
Policy & Governance will examine models and motivations for digital sovereignty in both policy and practice, defining the strategic role of state authority over cyberspace. Is sovereignty a pathway to isolation—or to national resilience?
Alongside these discussions, SplinterCon Paris will feature a Technology Showcase and the Blockathon – a gamified challenge that invites participants to escape the splinternet!
Breakout Program
eQualitie is launching a $650,000 funding round for resilient communication technologies that address connectivity in networks without access to the global internet.
This initiative is aimed at supporting practical applications of academic research, reinvigorating sunset technologies and projects, improving integration and interactivity between existing systems/libraries, and investing in bold yet realistic initiatives that enhance communication with and within isolated networks. Shortlisted proposals will be invited to showcase projects to a jury during day 3 of SplinterCon Paris.
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